Peru: Sweet dreams, Sacred Valley

Peru: Sweet dreams, Sacred Valley

Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times

To sidestep the backpacker hordes of El Pueblo de Machu Picchu and the urban grit of Cuzco, some discerning and well-fixed travelers prefer the pastoral calm (and fancy windows) of the Sol & Luna Hotel in Urubamba, in the Sacred Valley outside Cuzco. It certainly looked good when I lunched there and nosed around. (Look closely and you'll catch the connection between those windows and the name of the place.) Read more: Cuzco, Peru's often overlooked treasures

To sidestep the backpacker hordes of El Pueblo de Machu Picchu and the urban grit of Cuzco, some discerning and well-fixed travelers prefer the pastoral calm (and fancy windows) of the Sol & Luna Hotel in Urubamba, in the Sacred Valley outside Cuzco. It certainly looked good when I lunched there and nosed around. (Look closely and you'll catch the connection between those windows and the name of the place.) Read more: Cuzco, Peru's often overlooked treasures (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)

To sidestep the backpacker hordes of El Pueblo de Machu Picchu and the urban grit of Cuzco, some discerning and well-fixed travelers prefer the pastoral calm (and fancy windows) of the Sol & Luna Hotel in Urubamba, in the Sacred Valley outside Cuzco. It certainly looked good when I lunched there and nosed around. (Look closely and you'll catch the connection between those windows and the name of the place.) Read more: Cuzco, Peru's often overlooked treasures